Inequality, Culture, and Violence: Revisiting Galtung’s Legacy
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Political Science · Conflict Studies
This article traces the foundational ideas of peace scholar Johan Galtung on how structural inequalities and cultural forces can drive violent conflict, showing that his concepts—often used without attribution—underpin much modern research on “horizontal inequalities” between groups. The authors review quantitative evidence linking both vertical (individual) and horizontal (group) inequality to violent mobilization, finding partial but not universal support for Galtung’s theories. For you as a writer and public servant with a deep interest in philosophy, sociology, and spirituality, this piece offers a rigorous framework for understanding how systemic injustice and cultural divides can destabilize societies, resonating with your work on energy and IT procurement by highlighting the political and social dimensions of resource distribution.
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